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1. 51 制 Making Black Myth: Wukong, Teaching Players Around the World Chinese! 制作黑神话，全球玩家学中文！ Chilled Dinosaur冰镇恐龙Urban539k WordsCompleted Guo Fan transmigrates into a parallel world where gaming in Huaxia has withered away. When countries around the world use games to tell the stories of their histories and cultures, all the Dragon Kingdom can offer is a farming game. With no other choice, it can only accept the export of foreign games and their histories. Some even go so far as to claim on Blue Star that Huaxia has no culture. In his previous life, Guo Fan was a game developer. In this life, he decides to use games to make the wo 2.5kReads8.3Score282Shelves
2. 52 西 Journey to the West: Wukong Turns Dark After I Open an Internet Cafe on Flower-Fruit Mountain 西游：花果山开网咖，悟空黑化了 Pea in a Rock Crevice石缝里的豌豆Eastern Fantasy540k WordsCompleted Synopsis: Su Chen transmigrates into the world of Journey to the West and opens an internet cafe on Flower-Fruit Mountain. The old-fashioned boxy computers have only one game: Counter-Strike. Yet even that is enough to make Wukong obsess over it. Soon, immortals, Buddhas, and demons from all three realms start flooding into the cafe, hooked on gaming and unable to tear themselves away. Meanwhile, Su Chen takes the opportunity to collect these “net cafe addicts’” magical treasures, pills, and 258Reads6.8Score102Shelves
3. 53 制 Making a Virtual Spirit Game That Takes the World by Storm! 制作虚拟精灵游戏，火爆全球！ Ha, So Confused哈很迷茫Urban281k WordsCompleted [Game development] [Livestream] [Lighthearted] [Nostalgic] (This is a nostalgic novel. It isn't just about virtual games; later on, it also features the stories of many anime and movies. It's a tribute to childhood, so please don't read if that's not your thing.) Ye Xiao transmigrates to a world with advanced VR technology but a deeply dysfunctional gaming industry. Starting with nothing, he thrives in this world thanks to the precious memories he brought with him. He not only makes a fortune by 1.6kReads7.6Score106Shelves
4. 54 我 I Developed Call of Duty, and the Nation Classified It as Top Secret 我开发使命召唤，被国家列为机密 A Gaming Fan Who Can't Play Games游戏迷不能玩游戏Urban408k WordsCompleted Su Yi transmigrates to a parallel world and becomes a game developer. In this world, where gaming technology has already entered the virtual age, he discovers to his astonishment that the game tech tree seems to have gone badly off course! Every game is animated, and there are no virtual reality games! With the help of the System, Su Yi recreates the first realistic game, Call of Duty! Qin Chuan has just finished making the game and is trying it out when an unexpected blind date suddenly shows u 451Reads6.5Score101Shelves
5. 55 开 Creating Mihoyo from the Start to Bring Healing to Players Worldwide 开局创建米忽悠，治愈全球玩家 Immortal Cloud Herb仙云草实Urban3.9M WordsOngoing Lin Yuan transmigrates to a parallel world. Technology here is highly advanced, but the gaming industry is extremely backward. The market is full of low-quality online games, all priced outrageously, leaving players miserable. Lin Yuan awakens a Game Developer System, and the beginner's gift pack gives him Genshin Impact. What an unbeatable start! Although he owes the System ten billion, he isn't worried in the slightest. Lin Yuan immediately establishes Mihoyo and releases Genshin Impact, bille 3kReads8.3Score258Shelves
6. 56 重 Back to 1999: I Build a Gaming Empire 重返1999：我缔造游戏帝国 Born Prey天生的猎物Urban553k WordsOngoing [No heroine] + [Game development] + [Overpowered cheat] + [A little entertainment business] + [A little esports] The rating has just come out and is steadily climbing. Zhang Rui is unexpectedly reborn in 1999. With his experience from making hit games in his previous life and a miraculous laptop, he plans to break into the gaming market at the turn of the millennium, become a gaming tycoon in Huaguo, and ensure its games no longer lag 20 years behind the rest of the world. 18.6kReads7.1Score1.4kShelves

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   I swear I watched them all.

7. 57 香 A Guide to Game Development in Hong Kong 香江游戏开发指北 Sishui Flowing Blade泗水流刀Urban1.5M WordsOngoing In 2024, indie game developer Xu Ziyou unexpectedly transmigrates to Xiangjiang in 1987. He carves a path through the wild early days of Chinese-made games and makes his way onto the world stage. When the domestic single-player game market hits rock bottom, he boldly takes up the banner and turns the tables with a cultural export. When the gaming empire he built stands tall across the globe, the world will finally understand: Games have never been mere entertainment. They are vessels for sparks, 15.1kReads6.3Score1.5kShelves

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   They are all game developers, which is a niche field on Tomato. Except for the first book, which is a new seed book, the others are all completed or have around a million words.

8. 58 游 The Entertainment Tycoon Who Started in the Game Industry 游戏产业开局的娱乐大亨 Sheng Ye Latte生爷拿铁Urban541k WordsCompleted He Youlang is reborn in the 1980s. From the start, he recruits the father of Pokemon and spends eight years building Japan's most profitable game and anime company. But this is only the beginning of the story and its protagonist. With glory behind him, He Youlang overcomes obstacle after obstacle and returns to Hong Kong. Backed by Greater China, he expands across Southeast Asia and sets his sights on the entire world. On the surface, he builds a company led by the gaming industry, drawing in al 1Reads—Score—Shelves
9. 59 游 Game Development: Starting by Burning Through Five Hundred Million 游戏制作：从亏完五个亿开始 No Dealing With Fools不和笨蛋丸Urban454k WordsOngoing [The rating was just released, and it may not improve] [Game production + game designer + reborn] Lin Ran, an award-winning game producer, unexpectedly transmigrates to a parallel world and discovers that game design here is still stuck at pay-to-win reskinned online games. The original owner of his body was a rich second-generation heir, but lost five hundred million yuan investing in game production, along with his father, his fiancée, and even his employees' trust. Since I've been reborn, let 305Reads5.6Score118Shelves
10. 60 游 Yu-Gi-Oh!: Ultraman Tiga from the Start! 游戏王：开局迪迦奥特曼！ The Mad Sheep发疯的疯羊Anime Fanfiction1.0M WordsCompleted You Hai accidentally transmigrates into the world of Yu-Gi-Oh! He thinks he can dominate with the knowledge he brought from his previous life, only to discover that all the cards given to him by the System are Ultraman cards. “What! The Mysterious Four Ultras???” “What kind of summoning doesn't this guy know how to do?” “That's amazing! We're no match for him at all!” 1.3kReads6.9Score101Shelves

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    (😜) Highly recommended! 💥 The protagonist is transported to the Yu-Gi-Oh! World and acquires an Ultraman deck, which is practically a game-changer in this world. (😎) Watch as these four mysterious Ultramen effortlessly crush all sorts of duelists! (💪)

11. 61 我EN I Forged a Gaming Empire 我创造了游戏帝国 Flowers at Dawn, Evening朝花夕Urban1.1M WordsCompleted Wang Chuan, a gaming enthusiast, unexpectedly arrived in a parallel world with advanced technology. “What? Games are the ninth art, no less than music or fine art?” And so, starting with the meta-game The Stanley Parable, game developer Wang Chuan brought over all kinds of bizarre games. Years later, he looked back and realized he had founded a gaming empire! 60Reads8.1Score109Shelves

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    These two are pretty good.

12. 62 游 A Game Designer Starts by Making a Female Streamer Cry 游戏策划从气哭女主播开始 Bie Kuo Shan别阔山Urban486k WordsCompleted Zhou Tianyi transmigrates to a parallel world and is bound to a game development System. He must lead the world's gaming industry forward within ten years. However, this world's tech tree has gone off track. A technology called the Dream Network has emerged, letting people play games as if they were really there. Because of this technology, the gaming industry has fallen into a rut, focusing solely on graphics at the expense of gameplay. So, drawing on his extensive gaming experience from his pr 1.2kReads8.9Score101Shelves

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    Some of them are indeed well-written, but I won't recommend those with few chapters and no ratings.

13. 63 制 Taking Over the Gaming World 制霸游戏圈 Supreme Daoist Scripture太上道经Urban1.0M WordsCompleted After unexpectedly obtaining a game development System, Xu Fei, once a mere junior game planner, sets out to dominate the gaming world. This is the story of a game designer’s growth, and a novel about making games. “One day, the games I develop will drive every player in the world wild with obsession!” 160Reads8.5Score108Shelves
14. 64 游 Game Design: My Prankster Ways as a Player-Tormentor Are Exposed 游戏设计：恶搞玩家的我被曝光了 Bei Mu北沐Sports709k WordsCompleted Ye Ling, a game designer and longtime gaming enthusiast, transmigrated to a parallel world. Technology was advanced there, but game design ideas lagged far behind. After seeing the painfully boring games on the market, Ye Ling quietly released Get Over It, for Men Who Can Make It Up 100 Floors. “I died again. What kind of deranged genius came up with this game?” “Ye, you old menace, can’t you design a normal game for once?” “Aaaah...” At the players’ enthusiastic request, Ye Ling quietly bro 1.3kReads8.7Score100Shelves
15. 65 文 Cultural Invasion: I Develop Games in My Dreams 文化入侵：我在梦境开发游戏 Roast Tigerfish烤吃小虎鱼Eastern Fantasy294k WordsOngoing [Game development + power fantasy + elf empire + magical industrial age + rating just released] The protagonist transmigrates to a world of elves, where the Moon Elves worship the Goddess of Night and Dreams. After experiencing it, he realizes: isn't this a full-dive virtual game? So he recreates hit games from his previous life... Plants vs. Zombies, Stardew Valley, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, League of Legends, Sekiro, Genshin Impact, GTA: Otherworld Edition, Terraria, extraction shooters, 125Reads8.1Score—Shelves

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    The Western fantasy game development focuses primarily on the player's gaming environment, resulting in a somewhat slow-paced storyline.

16. 66 因 I Dominated the Gaming World, So the System Made Me Change Sex 因称霸游戏界，系统抓我做了变性 Sand Condensing in the Desert大漠凝沙Urban694k WordsCompleted Gender-bender, transmigration, System, comedy, wish fulfillment, copying games. FC, arcade games, AAA games. I got hit by a truck and sent to another dimension while I was taking a leak outdoors, and the System turned out to be a total scam. After Blue Star lifted its restrictions on games, the gaming industry was a blank slate. I used the System to build a business empire. “No idea what kind of game to make? No problem, watch me upload a side-scrolling platformer!” “No fighting games? How about 233Reads—Score100Shelves
17. 67 制 Making the Defense of Jinling, Players Charge Forward in Tears 制作金陵保卫战，玩家边哭边冲锋 Steamed Bun with Red Bean Paste馒头豆沙包Urban1.1M WordsCompleted My name is Lin Yan. In my previous life, I was a game-design workhorse. In this life, after transmigrating to a parallel world, I still work in game development. The difference is that I've awakened a System called “World War.” By combining this world's technology with the System, I can create breathtaking, fully immersive virtual reality games. And so, art that would shake the world was born... “The Battle of Shanghai and the Defense of Nanjing”; “One Against Seventeen: The Surprise Attack on t 6.9kReads8.7Score586Shelves

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    "You're Asked to Promote Anti-War, China Enters Level One War Preparedness" takes "game development" to a whole new level with mind-blowing creativity! The protagonist is transported into the world of an anti-war game, but a military subplot is subtly woven into the levels: players solve a puzzle about the "structure of a nuclear missile silo," while the real military detects a similar deployment anomaly! On the surface, it's an artistic project, but in reality, it's connected to national defense; the anti-war metaphors all become signals of war preparedness. The high-energy, exhilarating moments are explosive: players complain the game is too hardcore, only to discover that the game's tactics are synchronized with theater exercises; one second they think it's a virtual setting, the next the Chinese fleet activates its emergency response plan due to a game easter egg. The explosive blend of reality and fantasy, coupled with the shocking twists of patriotism, makes every chapter a gamble on whether "this time it will alarm the Central Military Commission." Beneath the surface of game development lies the most hardcore resonance of national identity!

18. 68 游 Game Invasion: From the Start, I Become a God-Tier Assassin 游戏入侵：我开局成为超神级刺客 Lone Little Boat孤舟舟Sports461k WordsCompleted [Online game, reborn, invincible, lone wolf, no holding back on power, ruthless, god-tier talent] The game Domain invades Blue Star, forcing everyone to become players. In his previous life, Jiang Hanyue was betrayed by a friend and died in the game Domain. He is reborn three years in the past, just as the game is about to launch. Jiang Hanyue: “You pieces of trash, just you wait!” This time, he awakens a god-tier talent from the start and chooses the Assassin class. [Congratulations: You have g 1.6kReads5.4Score113Shelves

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    [Shy] Online game, rebirth, invincible, lone wolf, no suppression of combat power, decisive killing, god-level talent, this is a book I wrote myself, welcome to read!

19. 69 三 Three Kingdoms: Recreating an Age of Chaos on Blue Star 三国：我在蓝星复刻乱世 Trails of Flash闪之轨迹Urban377k WordsCompleted The protagonist, Lin Chen, transmigrates to Blue Star, a world with advanced virtual technology but no historical records. With the help of a System, he sets out to create the ultimate virtual Three Kingdoms game. (This novel draws on a variety of sources, including Romance of the Three Kingdoms and Records of the Three Kingdoms. The story is for entertainment only and does not strictly follow history. This is not historical fiction, but entertainment fiction. Entertainment fiction. Entertainmen 106Reads—Score—Shelves

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    To create a virtual Three Kingdoms game on a blue planet with missing historical records and a game wasteland.

20. 70 游 Gaming Tycoon: The Rise of an Empire 游戏大亨：帝国崛起 Cat-Cooked Fish猫烧鱼Urban1.1M WordsCompleted [Transmigration + System + Infinite Games + Everyday Life] “Minesweeper, Gomoku, Snake… That’s it?” Wang Hao looked at the barren game market in this other world and burst out laughing. There were no epic battlefields like Warcraft, no dark aesthetic like Diablo, and even Solitaire had become a high-difficulty masterpiece! Faced with a gaming industry half a century behind Earth’s, Wang Hao activates the Game Development System. Using Earth as his game library, he floods this blue ocean market w 249Reads6.4Score—Shelves
21. 71 我 I Designed Resident Evil and Terrified Players Worldwide! 我设计生化危机，惊吓全球玩家！ High Tech Saves the Nation黑科技救国Urban808k WordsCompleted Chen Yufei transmigrated to a parallel world with advanced technology but a struggling, impoverished game industry. Major corporations held a monopoly, while smaller studios reskinned mobile games to swindle players out of their money. Players had suffered at the hands of game publishers for far too long. It was in this near-rotten gaming landscape that Chen Yufei awakened the God-Tier Game Development System. By collecting players’ joy, anger, sadness, and fear, he could unlock all the hit game 157Reads7.6Score113Shelves

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    Game development fanfiction! Highly recommended! The protagonist is reborn and travels back in time! To make a game! A dark game at the start! To earn his first pot of gold!

22. 72 游 Game Designer: You Don't Understand Charity 游戏设计师：你们不懂慈善 No Shore This Way此方无岸Urban750k WordsCompleted This is an era of rapidly advancing game technology. From the Famicom to computers and then the advent of VR, barely a generation has passed. But the industry’s lopsided development has made game creators in this world loyal to technology while neglecting content. VR games have flooded the market, but most focus on simulation! “ "City Simulator", "Sailing Simulator", "Parkour Simulator": what even are these?” Yun Feng, a veteran game designer, transmigrates into this world and becomes the owner 84Reads5.0Score—Shelves
23. 73 从 The Game Designer's Path Begins with DNF 从DNF开始游戏策划之路 Whispers in a Dream梦里轻语Urban874k WordsCompleted Reborn in a new life, he ought to make a contribution to this new world, or else his status as someone reborn would be for nothing. Lin Yu is reborn in a new world with a severely underdeveloped entertainment industry. See how he makes the games from Earth that people both love and hate shine in this new world! 419Reads6.5Score—Shelves
24. 74 神 God-Tier Sign-In: Master Game Designer 神级签到之游戏设计大师 Half a Sandal半只凉鞋Sports997k WordsCompleted He has a god-tier sign-in System. You say there aren't any good games? First, let me feed you a couple of doses of poisonous milk powder, then I'll hand over a Dragon's Legend. Hearthstone golden cards, all free. What? Still not satisfied? Tch, this is only the beginning... 123Reads5.6Score—Shelves
25. 75 休 A Casual Firefighting Game? Firefighters Across the Internet, Attention! 休闲救火小游戏？全网消防员起立 Laid-Back Mu Xingkong摆烂的沐星空童鞋Urban375k WordsCompleted “Brothers, look at this chibi art style and this laid-back title. Watch me speedrun this casual firefighting game in my slippers!” Big-time streamer Zhou Pipi charged into the fire without a care, only to be “poisoned” and kicked offline 15 seconds later because he hadn’t brought a respirator. As the chibi graphics shattered in an instant and a photorealistic 4K inferno appeared, viewers across the internet fell silent. Su Ran, a down-and-out game designer, has the “Light of Heroes” System. He w 628Reads—Score113Shelves

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    Casual firefighting game review 5/5 stars ▼ Protagonist: A time traveler, independent game developer, and senior college student. Personality: Persistent, resilient, steadfast, sentimental, hardworking, and fearless. ▼ Abilities: Recording, replicating ▼ Codename: Watcher ▼ Cheat: Hero's Light System (can cost lives) ▼ Friday: A stray dog ​​(played a crucial role) (symbiotic relationship) ▼ Review: The protagonist seeks neither fame nor fortune, but only to leave a mark on those nameless heroes and to serve as a warning to those still alive. ▼ Game 1, "Casual Fire Extinguishing Game" (A fire breaks out daily; the correct way to pass: Episode 20) ★ 2, "Wrath of the Earth" ★ 3, "Drowning City" Review: Well written, gives a sense of immersion, bonus points ★ Doomsday Chapter: (Salvation) 4, "Echoes from the Earth's Core" Review: A stage victory ★ 5, "Wrath of the Deep Sea: Sakurajima Embers" Review: The problem is getting bigger and bigger; it's almost a life-or-death struggle to save the world; a stage victory ★ 6, "Earthquake: Endgame" Review: Selecting global geniuses; 336 hours until the end of the world; someone wants to cause trouble after the fire burns out, destroying the world; welcoming the achievement of higher-dimensional life: the guardian of civilization ★ 7, Recovery Chapter: The body collapses Review: Transitional, more slice-of-life; the protagonist's body is worn out ★ 8, "Doomsday Preview ~ Level 7 ~ Valley Death God" ★ 9, Confrontation with higher-dimensional civilization ▼ Overall Review: With great power comes great responsibility; holding the system (cheat code), pushing to the limit. Moreover, he wields a powerful weapon, and no one dares to provoke him. Well written, thank you for your hard work, 5 stars.

26. 76 氪 Spending Money Doesn't Work? I'll Get Them Through the Long March With My Life 氪金没用？我用命带他们走完长征 Luo Luo's Luo Luo洛洛的洛洛Urban1.9M WordsCompleted “Guys, whatever you do, don’t trust that designer named Luo An! He’s a fraud!” Kuang Ge, a top streamer with tens of millions of followers, is bawling in his livestream like a three-hundred-pound toddler, clutching his VR headset and refusing to let go. “He said it was a relaxing travel game, but from the start he dumped me on a snowy mountain in forty-below temperatures!” “He said there’d be no pay-to-win or in-app purchases, but I had to risk my life just to get a cold, hard black bun!” “He sa 119.4kReads9.5Score15.2kShelves

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    The author's writing is excellent and very empathetic; I cried several times while reading it.

27. 77 我 I'm a Game Designer! I Made Players Worldwide Cry! 我！游戏设计师！虐哭全球玩家！ The Ghost Outside the Window窗外的阿飘Urban640k WordsCompleted Lin Mo transmigrates to a parallel world and becomes a game designer. He only wanted to make good games, but then he awakens an Emotion Collection System, and negative emotions can even trigger bonus critical rewards! Heh, what can I say? Let me make this clear first: I'm not a sadist! [Getting Over It]: Teacher Ma pounds his keyboard in fury. "Get out of my computer!" [The Forest]: Zhou Jie screams herself hoarse. "Stop chasing me, aaah..." [Sekiro]: After PDD sees the word "DEATH" a hundred ti 1.8kReads8.0Score159Shelves

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    The first book's protagonist uses a system to turn a monster egg into a virtual online game for players to "enjoy." The second book's protagonist starts by creating *The Three-Body Problem*, presenting the book as a virtual game. The third book starts by creating a AAA masterpiece, *Black Myth: Wukong*. I won't go into the others.

28. 78 游 Game Development: From the Start, I Leave Teacher Piao Stunned 游戏制作：开局惊呆嫖老师 Eighteen Cents a Month月入一毛八Urban575k WordsCompleted Su Wei was reborn in a parallel world with the memories of two lifetimes, becoming the leader of the Mihoyo team. Fresh out of college, he and his friends pursued their dreams, going from one investment company to another and getting rejected over and over. Their pitches for funding were met with ridicule! Just as he was at his wit’s end, he awakened the Game Developer System! From the start, he made the hit game Genshin Impact, which took the world by storm! Every new character trailer sent cou 1.8kReads8.9Score106Shelves
29. 79 第 The Ninth Art? My Indie Game Masterpiece Brings the Whole Internet to Tears 第九艺术？起手独游神作虐哭全网 Colorful Pen Xiao Liu彩笔小六Urban621k WordsOngoing ⚠️ [System Warning]: This work contains an excessive amount of soul-crushing psychological pollution! (Includes Lobotomy Corporation, UT, Hollow Knight, and more, but lesser-known masterpieces like Rain World and Outer Wilds take priority.) (Genshin Impact, Soul Island, Ren, Danganronpa, LOL, Honor of Kings, Valorant, Peacekeeper Elite, NetEase, Tencent, Sheep, Porridge, StarCraft, and more will only appear as villains (?)) ※ Reincarnated into a parallel world, while the industry is still peddli 302Reads6.9Score102Shelves
30. 80 三 Delta Force: Born Fearless, They Call Me the Top Defender 三角洲：天生无惧，他们叫我顶护 Shenzhou神诌Anime Fanfiction806k WordsCompleted [No System + top-tier protection + fearless by nature + real-life game] To save his critically ill younger sister, Lin Mo, who was born without fear, signs a life-and-death waiver and enters the underground game Delta Force, where the powerful gather. Here, pain is real, and Haf Coins are worth a fortune! Rich people afraid of dying? No problem. You can hire the server's most expensive “human cheat.” Prices start at ten thousand. Guaranteed extraction, and if the run goes bad, you get double 1.7kReads8.5Score145Shelves

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    Lin Mo, who was born without fear, became a natural predator in the game. While others hid from the BOSS, he charged in; while others were afraid of firefights, he drew the line of fire. From wiping out a team by "fixing feet" at the cement factory to killing Said with a knife in the administration building, every victory was only to save money for his sister's medical expenses. And the gene potion in the game that could improve his physique became his new target.

31. 81 F Is FPS Gaming Dying? I'm Designing Delta Force! FPS没落？我设计三角洲！ Nineteen Eyes十九目Urban217k WordsOngoing [Ridiculous antics] + [Comedy] + [Game development] + [A love letter to FPS players] After transmigrating to a parallel world, Su Yang was so down on his luck that he couldn't even count on having food tomorrow, all because he couldn't find a job. Then one day, he suddenly activated the Legendary Game Designer System, and knew his chance had come. By collecting exposure points, Su Yang could make all kinds of games and rake in more money from players (scratch that), collect even more exposure po 9Reads8.1Score—Shelves

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    There's only this one book of this type in Delta, and you might even learn some little-known facts.

32. 82 给 Giving Interstellar Players a Little Ghostly Shock 给星际玩家一点小小的女鬼震撼 Infinite Universe无限宇宙Modern Romance517k WordsCompleted [Interstellar gaming + comedy + no romance for the heroine] Ye Yuxi transmigrates into an interstellar age full of tough customers. From the start, she’s tossed into a shoddy version of Saw made by a rotten classmate, who mocks her for being a coward and says she could never make a horror game. Born on Earth in her previous life and raised on a steady diet of horror from all over the world, Ye Yuxi takes one look at the monotonous selection of shooter and combat games topping the interstellar ch 17.7kReads9.3Score3kShelves

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    ❤️These four books all have ratings above 9.3, Which should provide a great reading experience for game design enthusiasts. The first book: The protagonist transmigrates to this world and finds the games there too boring—just endless monster-killing and getting stronger with money. Determined to show the players something different, he creates a series of games that are incredibly demanding and challenging. However, just as these games become wildly popular, he finds himself in jail. ❤️The second book: The protagonist, who enjoys adding horror elements to games, or rather, adding farming elements to horror games, unexpectedly falls in love with a movie star! ❤️The third book: In the interstellar era, people's understanding of horror games is just about flying ketchup and chainsaws. The female protagonist declares she'll show them what true Chinese horror is! ❤️The fourth book: The female protagonist transmigrates to the interstellar era and has to make games to pay off her debts, resulting in her making every type of game imaginable.

33. 83 老 Old Thief, We're Not Used to You Acting Like This 老贼你这样我们不习惯 The Keyboard Froze键盘冻住了Urban159k WordsOngoing [Urban + Transmigration + Game Development + Livestreaming + System + One Heroine] Chen Feng transmigrates to Blue Star, a world where the game industry is underdeveloped. As soon as he arrives, he finds the company in crisis. To farm emotion points, he has no choice but to put everything into creating games. No single-player games? I’ll make one. No Soulslike games? Heh, I’ll make those too. 4Reads—Score—Shelves

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    This is a good book, you can check it out.

34. 84 游 Games? No, This Is an Arms Race! 游戏？不！这是内卷！ Mu Sanshi慕三十Urban119k WordsOngoing [Game Development] [New System] [A Gathering Place for Gaming Addicts (lol)] In this era, games have become education’s darling. Students talk about games without restraint, and most top gamers have become pillars of society. In this world, games and fun are not one and the same. Their stats are what determine whether a game is good. During an interview, Mu Xian found herself saying something that sounded a little awkward: “I really understand people trying to quit gaming, because they’re in so 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Dads, take a look ˃ʍ˂

35. 85 开 DNF From the Start: One Disconnect Leaves the Whole World Fuming! 开局DNF，一句断连全球破防！ Hun Xiaohun魂小魂Sports612k WordsCompleted [Starting with the Level 60 update + nostalgic flashbacks + behind-the-scenes player + immersive VR game + bringing over classic games starting with DNF + growing into a gaming-industry giant] After transmigrating to another world, Lin Qi has barely woken up when he runs into a nasty situation: Goose Factory has sent his ex-girlfriend to acquire his game. Given Lin Qi's personality, he would normally sell the company and the game together. After all, who wouldn't want to take the millions and li 915Reads5.3Score—Shelves

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    [Admiration][Admiration][Admiration][Admiration][Admiration]

36. 86 原 Genshin Impact Development: I Can Visit Teyvat for Inspiration 原神开发：我能进提瓦特采风 Writing Ten Thousand Words a Day Is No Dream日万不是梦Anime Fanfiction255k WordsCompleted (Transmigrating into Genshin Impact + making Genshin Impact dominate the entire internet) After transmigrating to a world rife with copycat games and mindless pay-to-win titles, Su Mu independently develops games, hoping to change the status quo. But capital sets its sights on him, and even steals his ideas. Fortunately, he awakens and activates the strongest Game System. Not only can he develop Genshin Impact, he can also travel to Teyvat to gather inspiration... He goes fish-blasting with 90Reads6.9Score—Shelves
37. 87 末 Doomsday: The Rampant Plant Catastrophe 末日：狂植天灾 Take a Big Flight放个大飞机Sci-Fi & Apocalypse692k WordsCompleted [No Harem Protagonist + Ruthless, Cunning Protagonist + Somewhat Overpowered + Plant Apocalypse + No Goody-Two-Shoes] What is the apocalypse? There is no kindness in the apocalypse, and there are no protagonists. There are only people doing their best to survive and see the sun rise tomorrow. As long as you outlive everyone else, you’re the protagonist. He thought he’d only complained a little and asked for some time off. Before he could even figure out what was going on, disas 236Reads—Score—Shelves

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    It looks great, it's really beautiful!

38. 88 不 A Game Designer Who Can't Compose Isn't a Good Singer 不会编曲的游戏策划不是好歌手 The Compassionate Chen Kaiyun大慈大悲的陈凯云Urban295k WordsCompleted [Entertainment industry and songwriting rip-offs + no System + game development + one female lead + wish fulfillment] Xu Moyang: Wait, I transmigrated into an internet cafe??? The barbecue-stall singing sensation performs “The Ordinary Road.” Tang Shini: I’ll sing you “Your Eyes Look Like Stars.” Xia Youran: I’ll sing “Listen to the Sea” too. Zhang Qiang: Moyang, write a few more songs and make some money. The game company needs to pay everyone’s salaries! Ling Xiao: I’m a member of the Ling fam 18Reads—Score—Shelves

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    If you're looking for a game development novel, you absolutely must read this! 🔥 It's an entertainment story, and the male lead is an all-rounder—he can compose music, sing, and make games!!! The author himself works in game development, so the writing is realistic and professional, and the prose is excellent!

39. 89 说 They Said It Was an Ordinary Labyrinth, So Why Is There a Qin Shi Huang Mausoleum? 说好普通迷宫，秦始皇陵什么鬼？ That Which Cannot Be Spoken不可言之Urban141k WordsOngoing [Pure exhilaration + Chinese civilization + gaming + livestreaming] This is a parallel world where virtual gaming has reached its peak. All kinds of games are flourishing, with exploration and dungeon games the most popular of all! Countries around the world are racing to develop dungeon games infused with their own history and culture, hoping to win the next global gaming championship! The winning country's game will be promoted worldwide, greatly boosting the influence of its culture. Though X 12Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The protagonist of this book starts by designing the legendary Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor, shocking the world. The Japanese are the first to doubt it, then they go inside to challenge it – it's incredibly exciting!

40. 90 渔 The Way of Fishing 渔道 Longing to Hear of the World欲闻世事Eastern Fantasy157k WordsOngoing “Zhang Ling.” “Why do you wish to embark on the path of immortality, the Path of Fishing?” “Why? I’d like to know that myself.” “Why did you bring me to this world?” “Why did you separate me from my family and friends?” “All I want now is to become strong enough to destroy this damned world of yours and go home.” “Congratulations on embarking on the Path of Fishing.” Two golden fish suddenly appeared on the fishing hook... “En... Enlightenment Fish!” 1Reads—Score—Shelves
41. 91 游 Gaming Empire: Starting with an Inherited Gaming Platform 游戏帝国：从继承游戏平台开始 Tomato Version of the Milky Way Hanging Over the Wilds星河垂野番茄版Urban315k WordsCompleted After transmigrating into a parallel world, Shen Che becomes the owner of a gaming platform and binds himself to a Game Development System. When major publishers join forces to pressure him, he turns the tables with Plants vs. Zombies and Angry Birds. Just when everyone thinks he has reached his limit, Terraria sparks a sandbox gaming craze. Then Pokemon FireRed and LeafGreen launches, driving players around the world wild: this is what a real game looks like! Plants vs. Zombies, Angry Birds, Te 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Should I read the new book? There are so many of these kinds of books now, they all get padded out towards the end.

42. 92 每 One Insider Tip a Day! Make Money from Everything in the World 每天一条信息差！赚遍世界一切钱 Brother Le Reads Novels乐哥看小说Urban60k WordsOngoing [Urban] [High Martial] [Cultivation] [Myriad Realms] [Feel-good] [Multiple women] [Behind the scenes] [Beast tide] "A story about a perverted old man and a pink-haired little girl?" "The hot policewoman really got stuffed full by me!" "Maid squad, polish this great sword for me!" "A useless husband and his adorable wife!!" —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    My dear, your smile is the warmest light of my day; nothing touches my heart more than it.

43. 93 开 Starting by Using a Cube World to Imprison All of Humanity 开局使用魔方世界囚禁全人类 Brother Le Reads Novels乐哥看小说Urban150k WordsOngoing (Creation, survival, cultivation, the Myriad Worlds, ensemble cast, everyone gets involved, online games, Minecraft, Cube World, 7 Days to Die, Delta Force: Hawk Ops, power fantasy) Chapter 11: All of humanity will be dragged into the Cube World Chapter 51: The protagonist creates a miniature primordial world, giving everyone on Earth a planet so we can watch them fight like crickets Cube World (Tier 1) 1. Every cube block in the Cube is its own world! (The Cube is currently Tier 1 and contains 35Reads—Score—Shelves
44. 94 我 In My World, I Exploit All of Humanity 我的世界我压榨全人类 Brother Le Reads Novels乐哥看小说Male-Channel Fanfiction30k WordsOngoing Reporter: Boss Zhang, all of humanity says you exploit them. What's your response? I shook my head. If I hadn't brought out countless torches and supplies, none of humanity would have survived. So would you rather stay alive, or let me exploit you just a little? Zhang Dian is an MC expert who transmigrated to Blue Star through a Transmutation Table. Then all of humanity on Blue Star was pulled into My World to fight for survival. How will Zhang Dian exploit all of humanity? —Reads—Score—Shelves
45. 95 打 Building the Huaxia Universe: The Players Have Gone Wild 打造华夏宇宙，玩家们玩疯了 Ji Ying姬英Urban180k WordsOngoing Reborn in a parallel world where the gaming industry is extraordinarily advanced, Jiang Yuan had planned to borrow some classic games from Earth. But he soon discovered that every genre of game found on Earth had already been done to death in this world. Fortunately, Jiang Yuan realized that this world’s feudal era had been very short. As a result, works set in ancient times all felt hollow and formulaic. What if I turned Chinese history into games? From Shennong Tasting the Hundred Herbs, to In 5Reads6.6Score—Shelves

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    The ones I've been watching lately are pretty good.

46. 96 重 Reborn in 1999: Building a Gaming Empire from the Start 重生1999：开局打造游戏帝国 Cat-Cooked Fish猫烧鱼Urban101k WordsOngoing The moment he opens his eyes, Li Tianran is back in Hong Kong in 1999. Instead of the dream start every reborn person hopes for, he gets the worst hand imaginable: A bootlegger father who has skipped town, a dilapidated tin shack on the outskirts of Sham Shui Po, five roaring diesel generators, an ancient disc-production line, and… a mountain of loan-shark debt that could get him killed. His only hope of turning things around is the Game Developer System that came with him when he was reborn. D 11Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Reborn in 1999, Li Tianran starts in hell mode! His cheap father runs away, leaving him a dilapidated tin shack in the middle of nowhere, a nearly abandoned pirated DVD production line, and—a million-dollar high-interest loan! Red-haired, yellow-haired, and green-haired thugs, chasing after the debt, block his door, holding a knife to his throat: "Can't pay back the money? One finger as interest!"

47. 97 两 Traveling Between Two Worlds: The Red-Hot Years 两界穿梭之火红年代 Trying to Stay Alive 999努力活着999Urban2.9M WordsOngoing Li Xiaren is an ordinary office worker, trudging through grueling days that start at eight in the morning and end at midnight. One day, after finally getting several months of back pay, he plans to give himself a well-deserved break. Who could have guessed that eating a grilled kidney for no apparent reason would send him back to the 1970s when he woke up? Luckily, he discovers he can return to 2025, and so two completely different eras open up before him!!! 254Reads7.6Score101Shelves

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    Take them back inside and continue

48. 98 两 Traveling Between Two Worlds: The 1970s 两界穿梭之七零年代 Trying to Stay Alive2努力活着2Urban3.2M WordsOngoing Wu Xiaoyao is a working-class nobody, a corporate drudge who likes to unwind by grilling skewers and letting loose whenever he has a bit of free time. But an out-of-control dump truck sends him hurtling back to the fiery age of the 1970s. What surprises him is that he can travel back and forth between the seventies and 2025. Two completely different eras now lie before him. 131Reads7.6Score—Shelves
49. 99 两 Invincible Between Two Worlds 两界穿梭之无敌 Trying to Stay Alive 999努力活着999Urban177k WordsOngoing Wu Xiaoyao was an ordinary wage slave. To survive in this damnable era, he had no choice but to go abroad and become a mercenary, risking his life for a living so his family could have an easier life. Who could have guessed that, through a twist of fate, he would transmigrate back to the late 1970s? See how Wu Xiaoyao, equipped with the golden finger every transmigrator needs, makes a name for himself in that red-hot era! 653Reads—Score—Shelves
50. 100 两 Rising to Power Between Two Worlds 两界穿梭之崛起 Strive for Happiness努力幸福Male-Channel Fanfiction636k WordsOngoing After getting drunk and tumbling down a flight of stairs, the protagonist Wu Xiaoyao accidentally transmigrates to the 1970s. Luckily, he has the essential transmigration golden finger: releasing animals. See how Wu Xiaoyao carves out a place of his own in this fiery era. 562Reads5.4Score—Shelves

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